A review by bashsbooks
From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland by Louis Graydon Sullivan

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Absolutely incredible book in terms of information - I'm not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that it makes me emotional to read about trans people from history, especially ones that seem to be queer in other ways (for example, Jack Bee reads to me like he might be on the ace spectrum, if he were alive today and labeling himself in our terms, although I know the pitfalls of applying such terms to historical figures). I also greatly enjoyed the direct quotes from Jack Bee Garland, in all his newspaper reporting throughout his life. I do wish that Lou Sullivan (the author of this piece, who also makes me emotional whenever I read about him/his work) had provided more context for what life was like in Jack Bee's time - it was a bit atypical of a biography in that sense and in the sense of the formatting. Still, highly recommended, and an extremely important book.

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